Memorandum

CITY OF DALLAS DATE 22 August 2014

TD The Honorable Members of the Transportation and Trinity River Project Committee: Vonciel Jones Hill (Chair), Lee Kleinman (Vice Chair), Deputy Mayor Pro Tern Monica Alonzo, Mayor Pro Tern Tennell Atkins, Sandy Greyson, and Sheffie Kadane

SUBJECT Cotton Belt Corridor

On Monday, 25 August 2014, you will be briefed on the Cotton Belt Corridor. The briefing materials are attached for your review.

Please feel free to contact me if you need additional information.

9l41~ Jill A. Jordan, P .E. Assistant City Manager

Attachment

c: A. C. Gonzalez, Cily Manager Warren M.S. Emsl, Cily AIIomey Craig D. Kinton, City Auditor Rosa A. Rios, City Secretary Daniel F. Solis, Administralive Judge Ryan S. Evans, First Assistant City Manager Forest E. Turner, Assistant City Manager

Joey Zapata, Assistant City Manager Charles M. Cato, (I) Assistant City Manager Theresa O'Donnell, (I) Assistant City Manager Jeanne Chipperfield, Chief Financial Officer Sana Syed, Public Information Officer Elsa Cantu, Assistant to the City Manager - Mayor & Council

"Dallas-Together. we do it better"

Cotton Belt Corridor

Transportation and Trinity River Project Committee

25 August 2014

Presentation Outline

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Overview

Corridor Location

Ownership

TEX Rail Project

Project Development

Anticipated Private Sector Proposal

DART Alternatives Development

Next Steps

Overview

Two independent projects

The FortWorthTransportation Authority [“TheT”]

Dallas Area RapidTransit [“DART”]

Serves a large part of the region

Located in Dallas, Collin and Tarrant counties

Thirteen (13) Cities

Two (2) Universities (University of Texas at Dallas and Texas A&M

Research & Ext Center)

Important transit connections

D/FW Airport and Orange Line Connection

DART Green Line and Red Line Connections

DART owns fifty-two (52) miles of Cotton Belt right-of-way

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Cotton Belt Corridor

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TEX Rail Project

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The T submitted New Starts application for TEX Rail in

October 2011

Seeking $405 million in federal funding

In August 2013, The T Board redefined project as

Minimum Operable Segment [“MOS”] from Downtown

Fort Worth to the D/FW Airport station

Revised environmental document under review by Federal

Transit Administration [“FTA”] and Federal Aviation

Administration [“FAA”]

Anticipated revenue service in 2018

TEX Rail Status

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Recent History

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DART Public Private Partnership [“PPP’] meeting

May 2009

Cotton Belt Conceptual Engineering and Funding Study

(NCTCOG)

Completed April 2010

Cotton Belt Innovative Finance Initiative (NCTCOG)

Initiated July 2010 and Completed December 2011

DART Board

Authorized the President/Executive Director in May 2010 to enter into

an Memorandum of Understanding [“MOU”] with the Regional

Transportation Commission [“RTC”] to receive proposals to advance

Rail Service in the Corridor

No proposals were received; MOU no longer in effect

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Potential Dallas Stations

Cypress Waters-North Lake

Knoll Trail-DNT area

Opportunity for significant redevelopment and

economic benefit to city

Preston Road

Neighborhood residents have voiced concerns

Coit Area

Texas A&M area redevelopment

University of Texas at Dallas

Transit Oriented Development

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Project Benefits

Provide passenger rail connections and service

between the DART, Denton County Transit

Authority [“DCTA”], and The T service areas

Provide for crosstown movement and

connections to D/FW Airport

Reduce congestion/travel delays along the

northern tier of the region

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Project Benefits (continued)

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Provide reliable connections between existing and

proposed transit system

Promote development along the corridor through

Transit Oriented Development [“TOD”]

opportunities

Opportunity to incorporate Cotton Belt Hike

and Bike Trail within the Project

DART Rail Service Coverage

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Cotton Belt can help

fill a gap in rail transit

service for Far North

Dallas

Rail transit along LBJ

corridor could also

help address gap in

Far North Dallas

service

Project Development

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DART Initiated Preliminary Engineering Effort

Notice of Intent issued in July 2010

Advanced Engineering and Environmental Analysis

Preliminary Engineering Effort to Support and

Provide Starting Point for Private-Sector

Proposal

No Proposal Received

Completed Documentation of Environmental

Conditions and 5% Engineering Report

April 2014

Spent Approximately $8 million

Design Alternatives

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Range of Alignment Options Evaluated

Base Line project options

Double track rail

Lowest cost rail

Bus Rapid Transit [“BRT”]

Alignment alternatives

Cypress Waters

Interface with Red Line east of Central Expressway

Profile options in North Dallas

At-grade

Tunnel

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Operable Segments

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Regional Rail Vehicle

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Major Assumptions – Double Track Rail

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2020 revenue service start

TEX Rail to D/FW Airport and the DCTA extension to

Downtown Carrollton are completed before 2020

Assumption of a federal grant for 20% of the capital cost,

the remainder of the capital costs to be funded with debt

DART will contribute no money to construction or

operations until 2035 at the earliest

Major Assumptions – Double Track Rail

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New Diesel Multiple Unit [“DMU”] vehicles

Full double-tracking along the whole corridor

20-minute peak headways, 60-minute off-peak and

weekend service

Major Assumptions – Lowest Cost Rail

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2020 revenue service start

TEX Rail to D/FW Airport and the DCTA extension to

Downtown Carrollton are completed before 2020

Assumption of no federal grant / All capital costs to be

funded with debt

DART will contribute no money to construction or

operations until 2035 at the earliest

Major Assumptions – Lowest Cost Rail

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New Diesel Multiple Unit [“DMU”] vehicles

30-minute peak headways, 60-minute off-peak and weekend service

No extra work done at Downtown Carrollton to prepare for full double-tracking, no operating facility

Rail service stops at D/FW North Station and TEX Rail and/or a bus shuttle takes passengers into D/FW Airport

Single-track rail service, sidings where necessary

BRT Technology

Valley Rapid, San Jose, CA

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BRT Examples

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LA Orange Line

Sample BRT Video

Major Assumptions - BRT

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2020 revenue service start

Assumption of no federal grant / All capital costs to be

funded with debt

DART will contribute no money to construction or

operations until 2035 at the earliest

Major Assumptions - BRT

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TEX Rail to D/FW Airport and the DCTA extension to

Downtown Carrollton are completed before 2020

Service delivered with articulated buses

10-20 minutes peak headways, 30-minute off-peak and

weekend service

The BRT corridor ends at D/FW North Station but the

bus continues into D/FW Airport

Cross Section

BRT split by direction

(railroad track does not

need to be moved)

Shown herein as BRT 1

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BRT confined to one side

(railroad track may need to

be moved to make room for

busway)

Shown herein as BRT 2

Current Status

Currently in DART Financial Plan for beyond 2035

Strong region-wide support to develop early

No other funding source is currently available

DART has developed a range of options for

consideration

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Summary Table: Gross Capital Cost

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Summary Table: Funding through 2034

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Addressing the Funding Gap

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Next Steps

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Which mode to pursue

Project phasing

Identifying funding sources

Position the project for grant application

Implementing alternative funding possibilities

Discussion

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